The School of Forest Resources & Conservation is a unit within the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS). We are home to three distinct, yet integrated, program areas: Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Forest Resources and Conservation, and Geomatics. Our faculty, staff, and students conduct research, teaching, and extension that cuts across a wide range of environments and disciplines.

What’s Happening

The SFRC is committed to supporting diversity among our students, faculty, and staff. Just as we value biological diversity in ecosystems, we value diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives in our community. Please visit this page for department and university-wide resources available.

Forest ecosystems face increasing and emerging threats, including non-native invaders, resurgence of native diseases and pests, climate and land use changes, and the synergistic effects of these challenges combined. New hires will help meet the multi-faceted forest health challenge by seamlessly combining new experts and approaches with existing expertise, in order to guide management decisions and policy recommendations toward increased forest resilience.

Professionals looking to obtain advanced degrees in their fields can now earn non-thesis Master’s degrees and graduate certificates entirely online through SFRC graduate programs. We offer coursework in Ecological Restoration, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Natural Resource Policy & Administration, and Geomatics through distance education and at competitive tuition rates, even for non-resident or international students.